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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.06.2009 (43) Date of publication: 14.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/28 (21) Application number: 08836990.5 (22) Date of filing: 15.09.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 7/26(2006.01) H04N 7/50(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/010733 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/048501 (16.04.2009 Gazette 2009/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 05.10.2007 US 977926 P (71) Applicant: Thomson Licensing 92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex (FR)	(72) Inventors: LIU, Yali Davis California 95616 (US) LU, Xiaoan Princeton New Jersey 08540 (US) GOMILA, Cristina Princeton New Jersey 08540 (US) XU, Qian Plainsboro New Jersey 08536 (US) (74) Representative: Rittner, Karsten  Deutsche Thomson OHG European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74 30625 Hannover 30625 Hannover (DE)